When Greg Robinson suddenly, and without warning, started writing for Big Picture Big Sound neighbors and former colleagues were stunned. "Greg was always a quiet sort of guy. Kept to himself mostly, you know? Truth be told, I'm still not sure I believe it." Laughs aside, Greg's new position with Big Picture Big Sound is the logical and inevitable next step in his tumultuous relationship with Home Theater Editor and site co-founder Chris Boylan. The two had been running into each other at trade shows for years, so it only made sense for Chris to chain Greg to a typewriter and demand words in exchange for the promise of sunlight and the occasional Baby Ruth bar. (And while we're on the subject, when is Goonies coming to Blu-ray?)

Greg is an ISF-certified video calibrationist and he likes to secretly adjust the picture settings on televisions of friends and family. After years spent as a home theater enthusiast and self-proclaimed gadget guru, Greg decided to put his English degree to work when he started writing for DVD ETC. Magazine in the summer of 2002. While hardware reviews led to feature articles and the occasional celebrity interview, Greg worked his way up to Senior Editor in time for the launch of HDTV ETC. Magazine. Both publications have since gone the way of HD DVD, but he'll always fondly remember his first CES in Vegas with former Editor Clint Walker and company. Good times.

After leaving HDTV ETC., Greg landed a job as Contributing Editor at E-GEAR Magazine where he's still an active scribe. In addition to a never-ending stream of product reviews and Do-It-Yourself features, Greg has become E-GEAR's resident Blu-ray and DVD reviewer and he's even been known to post a blog or two when the mood strikes him. Early in 2008, Greg took on some additional deadlines when he became - and remains - a regular contributor to electronichouse.com, the digital home of Electronic House Magazine.

In addition to writing for E-GEAR, Electronic House and Big Picture Big Sound, Greg also has a real job at a Boston financial services company where he works as a web application developer. Most days, he's fortunate to work out of his home in rural northeast Connecticut, which he shares with his lovely wife Amanda, son Daniel, daughter Abigail, dog Penny and cat Phoebe. Two kids, two pets and one minivan: the American nightmare. But he wouldn't trade it for anything.

• View Greg's articles on Big Picture Big Sound
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Current Reference System:

Source Components:

• Panasonic DMP-BD35 Blu-ray Disc player
• Philips BDP7200 Blu-ray Disc player
• Toshiba HD-A2 HD DVD player
• Oppo DV-983H DVD Player
• Onkyo DV-SP1000 DVD player (SACD, DVD-Audio)
• DISH Network ViP722 HD DVR
• DIRECTV HR21Pro HD DVR
• VUDU video-on-demand box
• The Netflix Player by Roku

Receiver:

• Onkyo TX-SR805 

Loudspeakers:

• Definitive Technology ProCinema 1000
• Definitive Technology Supercube Reference sub

Video Display:

• Epson Powerlite Home Cinema 1080
• 92-inch Carada Masquerade screen system

Cables and accessories

• Monster Power HTS5100 power center
• BetterCables.com HDMI cables
• Monster Cable audio interconnects
• UltraLink speaker cable
• Video calibration by SpyderTV Pro